Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Marys Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 116th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Marys Road (WD18 0EE) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower than the Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marys Road (WD18 0EE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 405 crimes here, including 133 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Marys Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Francis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watford House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Percy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4178 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Percy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clark Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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